Yahoo Board To Determine Fate Of Company Today — Sources have indicated to us that Yahoo has scheduled a special board of directors meeting on Friday to determine, effectively, the fate of the company. After a week of hectic negotiating, it's clear that no one is going to step …

The Men Behind the Curtain — It's a challenge for a journalist coming late to a story like Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo. I had literally just pressed the SEND key on last week's column when news hit the wire. What to do? The way things are structured at PBS I couldn't just pump …

Is It Too Late for Yahoo? — SAN FRANCISCO — One of the first questions that Jerry Yang and his top lieutenants pondered after he became chief executive of Yahoo last summer was whether the company could remain independent. They quickly answered yes. — But Mr. Yang, who founded Yahoo along …

Out of the box 1.1.3 iPhones now software unlockable — Mr. GEOrge HOTz did it again. He just loosed a world of hurt on AT&T with a software unlock for 1.1.3 iPhones. That's right, the software is said to work on any fresh from the Apple store, shrink-wrapped iPhone sporting the latest 1.1.3 firmware and 4.6 bootloader.

Update: Dell to Stop Selling AMD-based Inspirons Online — Dell says goodbye to AMD-based Inspirons on Dell.com — It appears that the AMD-Dell relationship may soon be coming to an end - at least online. Dell was rumored for years to consider switching to AMD processors for its computers …

Dell pulls, but commits to AMD systems — Dell has caused a stir in recent hours by pulling some of its AMD-based systems from its online store, creating a concern that the PC builder would switch to Intel-only systems. With the exception of three systems — the Inspiron 531 desktop …

Like Apple, Intel Wants to Put the ‘Internet in Your Pocket’ — Borrowing a phrase that Apple CEO Steve Jobs used when introducing the iPhone last year, Intel wants to put the “internet in your pocket.” — For Apple, that meant a top-down, years-long project to create the ultimate consumer fetish object …

My CBBC — So is the BBC really launching a “Facebook for under 12s” as was claimed by some of the papers last week? — Well, the short answer is, no. MyCBBC is not a social networking site. — However, what we are planning to launch is a service which will enable children to create a personalised space on the CBBC site.